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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: I ran Bitcoin Core for >3 years, and I turned it off today
by
Lauda
on 14/08/2015, 08:59:02 UTC
Even the supporters of larger blocks weren't expecting to see mass adoption of XT overnight, so I don't see why someone as vehemently opposed to them as yourself was expecting it to happen even faster.  The link for the latest release that actually supports larger blocks was only put up on the xtnodes website on the 10th.  It's been three days.  I (just about) credit you with enough intelligence -snip.
Also, it's not an altcoin.  Again, troll harder.
Well the situation is not as simple as it seems. There are a lot of people who are supporting larger blocks (including me) but who are completely against XT. Sorry but you are wrong this time, it is an altcoin. Just because it was started by Mike and Gavin does not give XT some special treatment.

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The possibility of this sort of network/currency split is what makes XT not a "legitimate hardfork", but rather the programmed creation of an altcoin. A consensus hardfork can only go forward once it has been determined that it's nearly impossible for the Bitcoin economy to split in any significant way. N
However this probably isn't going to happen as Mike, seemingly likes the idea of dictatorship (as said on a podcast), is going to push the fork without proper consensus (his words). Unless the proper consensus rules of the past are kept, it will never be nothing more than an altcoin.